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Steinhof (Vienna)
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Steinhof in Vienna, Austria, is an old name for an area of Vienna that today contains the Otto-Wagner-Spital as well as its church Kirche am Steinhof and the surrounding parks of the Steinhofgründe, w
Aerial view of the hospital and church and the surrounding park area of Steinhof in the lower half of the picture
Aerial view of the hospital and church and the surrounding park area of Steinhof in the lower half of the picture
Am Spiegelgrund clinic
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Am Spiegelgrund was a children's clinic in Vienna where 789 patients were murdered under the Nazi program of child euthanasia. The clinic was established in 1940, and operated out of Am Steinhof psych
Steinhof (Vienna)
…its church Kirche am Steinhof and the surrounding parks of the Steinhofgründe, which were opened in 1907. Historically the area is also linked to the Am Spiegelgrund clinic, where 789 patients, mostly children, were murdered during World War II under the child euthanasia in Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945. The name derives…
Grave-site of the murdered children at Vienna Central Cemetery. The upper stone block reads (in German) "Never forgotten" and the lower stone block re
Grave-site of the murdered children at Vienna Central Cemetery. The upper stone block reads (in German) "Never forgotten" and the lower stone block reads (in German) "In memory of the children and adolescents, who fell victim to NS euthanasia as 'life unworthy of life' from 1940 to 1945 in the former children's hospital 'Am Spiegelgrund'. Dedicated by the City of Vienna in 2002". NS is short for NSDAP, i.e. the Nazi Party.
Entrance to Pavilion 17
Entrance to Pavilion 17
Stolperstein (memorial pavement-block) for Alfred Wödl, who was murdered at the clinic
Stolperstein (memorial pavement-block) for Alfred Wödl, who was murdered at the clinic
The brains of euthanasia victims were stored in glass jars labelled with the victim's name, birth and death dates, and clinical diagnosis.
The brains of euthanasia victims were stored in glass jars labelled with the victim's name, birth and death dates, and clinical diagnosis.